Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 279 | 279 | 235 | 240 | 253 | 264 | 147 | 192 | 200 | 136 | 129 | 142 | 124 | 133 | 119 | 92 | 190 | 427 | 377 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.85m | 11:57PM1.75m | 12:34PM1.94m | 00:56AM1.82m | 1:31PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.30m | 6:08AM0.18m | 6:48PM0.24m | 7:06AM0.10m | 7:45PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 284 | 279 | 279 | 235 | 240 | 253 | 264 | 147 | 108 | 133 | 126 | 96 | 88 | 124 | 133 | 119 | 92 | 90 | 61 | 96 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 35 | 21 | 60 | 91 | 83 | 72 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 129 | 142 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | E 14 | NNE 5 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 16 | E 6 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 36 | 42 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | ESE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | NW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 25 | 70 | 192 | 200 | 136 | — | 14 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 87 | 190 | 427 | 377 | 310 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
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